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Kellyane S Dias1, Maxsuel S Marques, Igor A C Menezes
1Departamento de Fisiologia, Laboratório de Farmacologia/Universidade Federal de Sergipe, 49160-000, São Cristóvão /SE, Brazil. kellyanesdias@yahoo.com.br
Abstract:
Ethanol extract of Maytenus rigida stem bark and its fractions were assessed for antinociceptive activity in tail-flick test in rats. The activity was located in the chloroform, ethyl acetate and aq.methanol fractions. Phytochemical screening revealed that catechin was the only common class of compounds present on the ethanol extract as well as on the active fractions. 4'-Methylepigallocatechin, isolated from the ethyl acetate and aq.methanol fractions, showed antinociceptive effect in the tail-flick test (75 mg/kg; p.o.), which was reversed by the opiate antagonist naloxone (3 mg/kg; i.p.).
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